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Menu Plan Monday

Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 5, 2014

Last week’s menu was a winner with the whole family. My kids couldn’t get enough of the fish tacos – they didn’t even ask for fruit after dinner that night! The herbed lemon chicken was super easy to make, light, and flavorful. And my lightened up mac n cheese was such a hit there were no leftovers! (Look out for…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 28, 2014

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Anyone read last week’s Tara Parker Pope’s NY Times Well Column, The Lure of Forbidden Food? In a nutshell, some new research shows that when food is off limits to children, they want it more. Nothing so new to me here – I believe this is true for everyone, adults and children alike. Which…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 21, 2014

Hope everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed Easter and Passover if you celebrated. We’re down to one day of Passover in our house – can’t believe it’s almost over and I have so many Passover-friendly recipes I have yet to make! Oh well. There’s always next year. Here’s what we’re eating this week: Week of April 21, 2014 Monday: Leftover…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 14, 2014

The Jewish holiday of Passover starts tonight, which means this week’s menu will be filled with matzo, matzo, and more matzo. Sounds yummy, right?! (In case you don’t know about matzo, here’s an explanation.) All joking aside, I’m not one of the many people who thinks there is nothing but matzo, potatoes, and meat to eat on this holiday. If…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of April 7, 2014

Happy World Health Day! Every year on April 7th, the World Health Organization celebrates World Health Day and draws attention to a public health problem of global proportions. This year’s theme is vector-borne diseases, which include malaria, yellow fever, and dengue caused by mosquitoes, bugs, ticks, and flies and affect the poorest people in the world. You can find out…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patty’s Day and a very special happy birthday shout-out to my sister-in-law Caren who is an avid Nutritioulicious follower and supporter! Here’s what’s on tap in the Small Bites kitchen this week. One meal rolled over from last week that I never got to make and another recipe I’m making again in an effort to perfect it to share…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of March 10, 2014

You know what made me so happy this morning? I had strawberries in my cereal! That may not seem so exciting, but after a long winter of oranges and pears, I’m ecstatic to see a glimmer of spring and the colorful produce that comes with it! We’re not fully out of the woods yet with the cold, but we’re getting…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of March 3, 2014

Disclosure: I’m a nutrition consultant for various food and beverage companies, including Fresh Express, but my opinions are my own.  Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month®? This year’s theme: “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right!” Come back tomorrow to learn more about NNM and this year’s theme. And for previous years’…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of February 17, 2014

Happy President’s Day! Between last week’s snowstorm and this week’s school closings for President’s week, we’ve been spending way too much time inside and not enough time being active. While it may be tempting to cook lots of comfort food to warm up on these chilly days, it’s more important than usual to lighten up meals. Remember, the basic equation…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of February 10, 2014

Sorry for the hiatus last week – it was a crazy one, especially with a couple of snow days mixed in! Who else is ready for the winter to be over?! Now that February is here, we’re in the month of celebrating hearts. For the past 50 years, the American Heart Association has celebrated American Heart Month every February. Stay…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of January 27, 2014

Super Bowl week is here! Coming up on Nutritioulicious this week, we’ll help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions with our Super Bowl Party Playbook. In the meantime, here’s what I’m cooking this week! Week of January 27, 2014 Monday: Roasted Salmon with Orange-Lentil Salad Tuesday: Panko-Crusted Chicken with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweetpotatoes Wednesday: Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes, Olives, Ricotta, and…